Archives for January 2014

I hear this a lot. "Why are homes in Charlottesville so much more expensive than where I'm moving from?
I hate to say this, but the answer starts with because. And expensive is relative - it depends on where you're coming from. But yes, we tend to have higher housing costs than many other parts of the state and country. But we also offer a remarkable location - close to hiking and mountains, a short drive or train ride to DC, Read More

If you're thinking about buying or selling in the Charlottesville area or curious or interested in the Charlottesville (and regional/national) real estate market, you might find some value in listening to this Sunday's WNRN Wake-Up Call.
Matt Hodges and I will discuss the current state of the Charlottesville area real estate market, mortgages, tips for buyers and sellers, etc. We've done this every year for the past six years and every year each time has produced Read More

Home inspections. I love them. I love being there with my clients, asking the leading questions that I know they should ask, crawling through crawlspaces (yes, I do that), climbing across trusses in attics (I do that, too) and listening. I like to listen to the questions from the buyers and the explanations from the home inspectors; I learn something almost every time.
Recently I had such a learning opportunity, and I asked Robert Foster with Trebor Home Inspections to answer it Read More

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About Jim Duncan

I am a Realtor/Broker/Partner with Nest Realty in Charlottesville, Virginia. The goal of this site/blog remains unchanged in the nearly 10 years since its founding – to provide clear, coherent and unbiased analysis of the Charlottesville area real estate market.